Railroad tie



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j GEORG F. A. ocHs, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

RAILROAD TIE.

Application filedv January 27, 1926. Serial No. 84,197.

The object'of the invention is to provide Figure 4 is a transversesectional view on a tie which may be easily and cheaply manu- `the planeindicated by the'line 4 4 of F igfactured and employed as a substitutefor ure 1.V Y e 1 v the wooden ties generally in use and having Figure 5is a detail sectional viewl show- 60 I sufficient strength topreventfailure of it'- ingla modification consisting'of an end re-'selfor its fastenings and sufficient bearing inforcement. 1 r` surfaceon the ballastto properly support The improved tie is of laminated formof l the imposed loads; to provide a constriicwhich'the top and bottomlaminae 10 and 11 tion, in a device of this character, which willconsist of steel plates and the intermediate 65 if'. insure thesupportedtrack being maintained f laminae 12 consist of plates ofinsulating'mations of load; to provide a substitute tie in manufacturedcomposition known as gyplap. which the means for securing the rail tothe Steel plates 14 and 15 vare interposed atvina tie is so designedthat a reasonable change termediate points in the thicknessfof the tie70 15 of width or thickness of the base of the and serve as anchorplates for the innerends rail or variation of gauge may be madefwithofthe assembling posts 16 and 17. The out removingy the tie from the trackor posts 16 are secured to theplate 15 and eX- changing the position ofthe fastening tend through the .laminae below' that' and means; toprovide a construction capable of through the bottom platey 11, beingheaded sa withstanding la reasonable'amount of damvover on the underface of the lower plate age in the event of derailment of rolling' asshown. Similarly the posts 17 are anstock; to provide a tie having ashaperechored in the plate 14 and extend through sisting the tendency ofa supported track to the laminze above it, being headed over on get outofy line but atV the same time permit the upper face of the top plate10. The sev- 80 readily Vthe correction of any disalignment eral laminaecomprising the tieare thus seshould such occur; .tol provide a tiehaving curely heldtogether. Where the anchoring sufficient length andVbreadth to provide a' posts pass through the plates 14 and 15, theybearing surface per 'rail length of track at are surrounded byinsulating washers 18. least equal to that .obtained with `wood ties,set in saidvplates. The plates' 11, 14, 15 and 85 for the same class oftrack, without reduc- 10 and the anchoring'posts 16 and V17 are r ingthe space lbetween tiesto such an extent` rendered non-corrosivebysherardizing, or

as to make tamping difficult; to provide a they may be of an acceptablenon-corrosive bearing for the rail base which` will always steel alloy.l* f Y afford suiiicient area to prevent widening of Vhile the platesv10 and 11 are co-eXten- 90 Y gauge by canting; to provide a constructionSWG With ,the 121111111@ 12,.the plates 14 and in which the seats ofthe. opposite rails of 15 are preferably dimensi'onedsmaller than thetrack may be effectively insulated from said. laminae and positionedsoas to leave in eachV other S0 that the rails may be used as theassembled tie the slots 19. extending conductors for current intheoperation of a throughout the periphery'of the tie. lThis 95 40signalling system; and to provide a conarrangement keeps theintermediate ysteel struction in which the'annual cost per unit plates14 and 15 out of contact with the of length of track for renewals andtrack ground but .does not.A interfere with the emmaintenance willcompare favorably with ployment of the reinforcement shown at 2O that ofwood ties. f in Figure 5, this reinforcement consistingV i00- ithv thisobject in. view, the invention of a side plate overlapping the laminaebeconsists in a construction and combination low. the plate 15 andextending across the of parts'of which a preferred embodiment is ends ofthe tie and along the sides, if de` illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, sired, one of the flanges 21 of the reinforcwher'ein: f ingplate overlapping the bottom plate 11-105 50 Figurel isa top'plan viewof a tie con on the lower face and the otheriiange exy stru'cted inaccordance with thevinvention. tending into the slot 19, it being*`short Figure 2 is a detail sectional viewvon the enough not to effectedge contact with the plane indicated by the line 2--2 ofFigure 1.-plate 15. v, ,y i

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on The means for securing thetrackralS 22 11G the plane indicated by the line 8-3 of Figto the tieconsist of fastening spikes A.23l ure 1. A adapted for insertion inanchorblocks 24 constituting inserts in the upper face of the thepurposes of the invention' that the two' rails constitutingl the trackbe electrically insulated from each other, the top plate 10 is dividedso that it constitutes three sections, of which the two outer sectionsl0a are connected with'the anchor blocks and the intermediate section10b, functions as securing means for the laminae l2 at pointsintermediater between the anchor blocks. spacing betweenthe intermediateand outer sections of the top plate is Vapproximately two inches, andvthese spaces are spanned by insulating cap blocks 25 recessed on the,,up-w perv faces, as indicated at 26, for the reception oflclainpplates; 27, through which cap screws28 pass to threadingly engagethe sections-of the' top plate ancL secure .the cap blocks in position.Recessing the upper faces of the capblocks serves to leave the heads Otthe capV screws, when attached, be-l low the upper surface ofthe capblocks;

Since the top plate 10 is: anchored to the plate 14k, the divisionofthe'former into sections would be of no avail if the plate 141 were leftcontinuous. This plate 14, therefore, comprises af plurality of sections14a and 14h coresponding toithe'outer and intermediate sections of theplate' l-O; Since the laminze 12 are' ofV insulating material andsinceithe plates 10 and let.' arexof sectional form, as aboveindicated',` there is no electrical continuity between the'anchor blocks24;" at the opposite ends of the tie'and therefore the two rails off thetrack supported' by the tie are insulated from eachother, thus adaptingthe ifa-ils for use as `conducting agents for the electrical signallingcurrent- The anchor blocks constitute inserts and these arealsopreferably ofy laminar construction7 the laminae consisting of steelplates securedftogether byv rivets 29, the intermediate laminas beinglpunched, so that in the assembled block a spike receiving pocket 30 isprovided, terminating atV its inner end in the divergent prongv socketsSltf'orthe reception ofthe terminal! prongs orY lingers 32 ofthe spike23 which is bifurcated ati its lower end, so that in the operation ofinserting it, the

fingers 32- are deflectedi laterally in entering the sockets and thussecure the/spikes iny place in the anchor'blockswith siithcientresistance to` removal to meet all' the strains ordinarily imposed:uponv the rail in practice. Certain ofthe laminas comprising the anchorblocks are serrated, asindicated at 33, to 'provide teeth forinterlocking engagement with teeth 3l onthe fingers of the spikes.

The anchor blocks 24; comprise complementalAAV sections 24 seated'atltheir under edge on an arcuate yoke plate 35 which is secured' to theunder face ofi the plate l0 by means uate, are capable of slight rockingoperation' on the yoke plate so that the shoulders 38 may be broughtinto iirm engagement with the vabutment flanges when the fastening meansV.for the anchor blocksr is attached.

The anchor block fastening. means ycomprises a screw 39 having a'preferably quadrangular headlO engagedv ina correspondingly v shapedseat on the under face and at-fthefceni' ter of the base plate 35; Thescrew 39 extends upwardlyforthe reception of ay female.

screw l-lf which extends through an eye bored half in each of thesections 24k of the anchor block and being. 'counterbored forthezr'ecep-V tion ofthe head l2 ofthe screw 41. In the rotation of thevscrew lll, the head is brought into engagement with` theshoiilder 43"formed at the bottom' of the counterbore f and thesections of the anchorblock are thus rocked on the'base'plate-a'ndthe shoulders 38; forcedinto firm engagement witlil'thel abutment flanges 37. The .two sectionsof the anchor bloc-k are thus securely held'inf posi*- tion in the tie,from which they may be' re- Y moved', after the removal off therail,merel-yf by the detaching: ofA the' screw 4l'. y

rllhe invention having been described, what is claimed as'new and;usefull is:

' l'. A railroad tie:comprisinga plurality of. superposedv laminas ofywhich some: are me# tallic and the others of insulating: material7 andmetallic assemblingy means for the` lain-Y inee tounitethem .into aVcomposite structure in which the metalliclaminae are insulated from eachother.

2. A railroad tie'comprising a plurality of; laminas of which certainones are metallic and theV others of insulating: material, theY metalliclaminas vdefining the `bottom and topr of the tie and beingpositioned atinterme chate. points kin its' thickness,Y and anchor postsv securedl tothe intermediate metallic llaminae and Vextending throughY andA secure-dto the outside laminas. o

3. A railroad tie comprisingv a plurality of laminas of which certainlaminas are'metallic,

the remaining laminas being' ofi insulating?v material and interposedbetween the metallic laminae, one of which latter defines the't'op/ faceof the tie and another the bottoml facev off the tie, and? anchor postssecuredA to the intermediate metallic laminas and extending-r and theremainder of insulating material, the metallic laminae defining thebottom and top or' the tie and being arranged at intermediate points inthe thickness of the tie, anchor posts secured to the upper oftheintermediate metallic laminas and extending through and secured to thebottom laminz,n additional anchor posts secured to the lower of theintermediate laminae and extending through and secured to the toplamina, and anchor blocks seated in the top face of the tie andconstituting seats for a rail carried thereby, the top metallic laminaand the lower of the intermediate metallic laminze consisting of spacedsections.

5. A railroad tiey comprising a plurality of laminae of which certainones are metallic and the remainder of insulating material,

the metallic laminae defining the bottom and top of the tie and beingarranged at( intermediate points in the thickness of the tie, an-A chorposts secured to the upper of the intermediate metallic laminae andextending through and secured to the bottom lamina, additional anchorlposts secured tothe low er of the intermediate laminae and extendingthrough and secured to the top lamina, anchor blocks seated in the topfaceof the tie and constituting seats for a rail carried thereby, thetop metallic lamina and the lower of the intermediatefmetallic laminaeconsisting of spaced sections, and insulating cap blocks secured to thetop metallic laminae and spanning the spaces between the sectionsthereof. Y L

In testimony whereof he aiiixes his signature.

GEORGE F.. A. 00H5.

